Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-28
NO CHANGES.
VIRGINIA AVID NORTH CAROLINA
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
u. Southern Place on the Interstate
Commerce Commission Personal,
Postal. and Briefs.
rrrom our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. January ". The river
.od.barbor hill as il passed contains no
cbancos from the bill ~ reported, and
the amounts for Virginia and North
Carolina are therefore as they were
stated 10 be a week or so ago in this
column. The fihbusters, since they
conld make but small delay, let the
measure come directly to vote this
mnrnipg. The negative vote was
larger than was expected.
The fight for the southern place on
,bc Interstate Commerce Commission,
In tho opinion Of some prominent and
w,uinformcd gentlemen, is between
Mr. Randolph Tucker and Governor
T,..,or Knott. Ex-Governor Smith, of
ccnr,,io WAS at the Capitol to-day in
cha,cc If the Georgia delegation, some
oT,bom are pressing him for n com
niss;oncrship. Ioughtto say in connec-
tom Nth a statement above that dis
tno1,isbed state man who saw the
President came away impressed with
the belief that either Tucker or Knott
would be- chosen.
WAR DTHT.
The bill to pay Virginia and other
States for expenses incurred IN the war
ofIsI2 was up to-day near the close of
the hour devoted 10 business from com
nit,ccs Mr.. Thicker was making a
speech in favor Of The payment of the
claim when the hammer descended,
and the question Went over. 1t will be
resumed on Saturday. and Mr.. Trigg.
who has charge Of the measure, will on
deavorto get vote. Mr. Tucker stated
that thiswasth the first time thisimpOrtant
measure had been discussed in the
iouse The fact that this hill came up
At all to-day is due to judiciou1 manage
mcni Mr.. Barbour took part this af-
,srnoon in the debate on the traction
railroad bill, opposing the measure.
HIS argument WIS pleasantly rendered
and was probably ineligible 10 those
near him on the floor, but not to the
iaeulc in the galleries The whole Dis
fri,t seemed To have turned out on ac-
count 81 this measure of local import
aucc
THEY SWALLOWED IT.
The spirit of the Senate rs shown to-
Iay IN the discussion of the dependent
uarents' pension bill was the old spirit
81 Republican hostility to any south
,rn man getting a pension who had had
thc slightest participation in the civil
contest on the southern side. The
spint of hate in the breast of your
northern dcmagoguc never dies 50 long
- NE imaginCs 1t lives in the
breasts of his constituents or, at
least, in the soldier part thereof
Nevertheless, rather than endanger
= pension bill he will swallow his re-
sentiment and vote for bill that might
give q morsel of comfort TO the>South
That was just what took place this after
noon. The Republicans talked against
one feature Of the bill named, but did
not amend it, They accepted tho bill
rs passed 10y the House.
4 hill to remove the political disi-
biities of William c. Whpplc, OF Nir-
ginia. was reported 10y Mr.. Tucker
The Judiciary Committee OF the
House viii probably report Oh the
French spohation Claims next Tuesday.
BRIEFS.
Ira the matter of the change of site
of the Abingdon public building bill
the House refused to-day 10 concur III
the Senate amendments. and Il confer
cnce was appointed
The ship-oNncrs and masters, mcr-
chants. and other citizens of Norfolk,
Portsmouth. Richmond, and Elizabeth
Citycounty petition through Mr. Brady
against the pilotage bill.
Mr.. Barbour has presented the peti-
tiOu of III. II. Scott, of Culpeper conn
ty, asking that the war claim of the
late Lucy Hudson be referred to the
Court of Claims
Miss Sophia Parks. daughter Of
prominent citizen of Norfolk, Is re-
garded in official 8nd fashionable cir
clcs here rs one Of the most beautiful
of the seasons bellies She recently
called upon Mrs. Cleveland, and WAS
very cordially greeted.
A cousin II General Robert H. Lee.
who Is clerk in one Of the depart
mcnts, has been i'll in this city, at the
residence Of a retired Federal officer Of
high rank, for several weeks. The lady
has pulmonary disease.
TOOK TT cOOLLY.
Last night about half.past <
O'Clock an alarm 81 fire brought
ont everybody IN the vicinity
Of the Clarendon House, New York
avenue. The people in the hotel were
ala ready 70 leave. as tho coutlagration
WIS next door 4 friend who WAS some
what concerned for their safety found
Mrs Tucker ready 70 fly, but her dis
husband was quietly study
ing the law in the French spoliation
clnlms, entirely oblivious to danger
~ knew If the hotel was burning some
body would toll me. was his philo-
sophie reply as hr turned to bis laborS. !
By "a letter just received by u gentle |
man here whose residence Is in cX-
Cougrcs,mau Reid sdistrict, II learned !
Imt hc has not vet returned home the |
report tn the contrary Notwithstanding. |
POSTAL.
New post-ofice Raymond, Surry |
'ouuty -J Frank Nlancha, postmaster.
'ost-oflicc discontinued Milo, John
ton county, with mail To- Benson
POstmasters commissioned James
,. Neblctt, Sussex Courthosc, Va :
Morgan q. Trumho, Brandywinc. W.
IA. ; Eli Wolfe. TripIett. y. G.
Yirginiaus M the city Page Trotter
u W Harper; Rev. DIR. j. j. l.af-
erty and MAJOR Courtney, Of Rich
loud.
North Carolmians in the city J.. q.
'cpmm aud Vic, Thomas -. Hogg,
;aicigh II. L. Bascomb.
MIN. CONGRESS-.